Portland Observer
The smelt are running!
Thousands of men. women and children
anxiously await the words “The smelt are
running!" Although the exact date varies
from year to year, it is usually in March
when the word is passed from person to
person and group to group that the smelt
are in. Nets, buckets and other utensils
are used to scoop the silvery little fish out
of the water. Smelt fishermen, dipping
and slipping into the icy water, line the
banks of rivers, lakes, and tributaries.
These slightly pixilated but happy folks
continue throughout the night in many
areas with bonfires, lanterns, and flash
lights illuminating the activity. Com
mercial fishermen also get into the act by
hauling in boatloads of smelt for sale in
seafood and supermarkets across the
country.
Smelt leave the large lakes and rivers
in the early part of the year. They swarm
into trib utaries on their springtim e
spawning runs. Their glistening bodies
darken the water, making them easy
prey for the avid smelters. These tasty
little fish provide abundant protein, have
a delicate sweet flavor, and contain a
pleasant oil which aids digestion. The
average size of fresh water smelt is from
seven to eight inches, approximately ten
to eleven per pound. Smelt from some
Vet's children
receive aid
The Alter influence continues to come on strong this spring. Trisha Sayad uses
bands of design for a one piece dress of Creslan acrylic fiber for Willis Avenue Bridge
Works.
Board elects officers
Mr. l-eotis Matthews has been elected
President of Albina Family and Com
munity Services' Board of Directors. A
board member for the past j sar, 1975,
Matthews was installed as President at
the agency'a Annual Board Meeting held
last month.
Matthews < a Deputy
D istrict A ttorney with Multnomah
County and resides in Northeast Port
land.
Reverend Dennu, Marttala and Mrs.
Kathy Runstein were elected to the
positions of Vice President and Treasur
er. respectively. Terms for officers of the
corporation are for one year. The other
members of the Board of Directors are
Reverend Rozell Gilmore. Mr. George
Rankins. Mrs. Addie Jean Haynes, Mr.
Wallace Scales and Mrs. Oz Hopkins.
Newly elected to three year terms are
Mr. Dan Boggan and Ms. Wanda Wright.
A private, non profit agency in the
community. AFCS offers professional
counseling services to individuals and
families that are change oriented. Fees
are based on ability to pay. A member
agency of the United Way of the Colum-
bia/Willamette, AFCS is located at 6329
N.E. Union Avenue.
As stated by the Executive Director,
Mr. Ocie Trotter, in his annual report,
AFCS looks forward to serving the
community's mental health needs in a
responsive and creative manner. With
the realization that funding is limited, our
efforts will be to deliver services ef­
ficiently and with dignity. The resulting
cost benefit will be increased services to
people of the community.
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18th Annual Ebony Fashion Show
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More than 800 children of Oregon
veterans are receiving training with
financial help from the Veterans Admini­
stration.
Mrs. Donna M. Arndt, director of the
Portland VA regional office, said 766 of
the children are currently enrolled in
college level courses.
"Marriage of the child is no barrier to
VA educational assistance,” Mrs. Arndt
explained. “Generally, the child remains
eligible until his 26th birthday.”
The VA pays up to $270 per month to
help educate children of veterans who are
permanently and totally disabled from
service-connected causes or whose parent
died as a result of military service. Also
eligible are children of servicemen still
listed as missing in action.
The children may receive up to 36
months of schooling, or the equivalent of
36 months if enrolled part time. The
aggregate entitlement may not exceed 48
months.
If eligible children under eighteen have
graduated from high school or are above
the age of compulsory school attendance,
the VA may begin this schooling before
they reach age eighteen. Some handi
capped children may begin special voca
tional or restorative courses with VA
financial help as early as age fourteen.
Complete information on eligibility cri­
teria for educational assistance for vet­
erans' children may be obtained from the
Portland VA regional office or veterans
service organizations.
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areas, however, are finger sized, just big
enough for two or three bites, and are
delightful for eating out-of hand when
crispy.
"For goodness sake, eat smelt," is the
advice of both amateur and commercial
smelt fishermen. Whether you dip your
own or do your dipping at the seafood
market, smelt are good to eat and good
for you. They are available pan ready,
either fresh or frozen, and may be used in
a myriad of cooking styles. An extra
bonus is the moderate price.
Cheesy Oven-Fried Smelt is an easy do
method that transforms the smelt into a
"the more
eat, the m o t you want”
food. Crusty on ihe outside with cheese
and bread crumbs, tender and flaky on
the inside, this is a fun food. So take a fun
break, please the family and pamper the
budget -- serve smelt today.
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fish. Combine milk and salt. Combine
crumbs and cheese. Dip fish in milk and
roll in crumbs. Place in a single layer in
well-greased baking pans fifteen to ten by
one inches. Pour margarine or butter
over fish. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake in
an extremely hot oven, 500° F„ for eight
to ten minutes or until fish flake easily
when tested with a fork. Makes six
servings.
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reinforced toe, nude heel.
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V ietnam begins
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SAIGON, IPNS) As the Vietnamese
near the end of their first year of peace in
decades, the story of the million-plus
homeless children untouched by the
American babylift is becoming dear.
The Provisional Revolutionary Gov­
ernment (PRG), starting with 138 or­
phanages left from wartime, is building a
nationwide system of childcare centers to
provide homes for all who need care.
Mrs. Tran Thi My, in charge of four
orphanages in Saigon, told PNS that the
PRG is asking “neighborhood admini­
strations to locate, feed and clothe”
children still on the streets until enough
childcare centers can be built. Thousands
of children are already in orphanages.
In addition, the PRG is pushing - a
program to help unemployed people
move out of Saigm to settle in "new
economic areas" in the countryside. Many
families, impoverished by the war, gave
up their children because they could no
longer feed them. The PRG hopes the
new program will enable these families to
care for their children again.
At the childcare centers now in opera
lion, most of the pre-PRG directors and
staff are still at their jobs. But Mrs. My
explains that they are being trained to
change their attitude from one of simple
care for the children to one of personal
responsibility, taking the role of second
mothers.
Despite the new program, the effects
of the war remain ever present. The
government, short of funds, can supply
only rice and clothing.
Milk, meat,
medicine, equipment and furniture must
come from the Red Cross and other
donors.
At Mrs. My's Nha Tre orphanage,
four-and-a-half pounds of meat has to be
divided among 192 children, and there is
only enough milk to give each child one
glass a day. The roof leaks, and three
children share two beds.
Mrs. My and the Red Cross say the
orphanages also face shortages of soap,
antibiotics, eye and skin medicines, vita
mins, beds, chairs and clothes.
April 9th, 8:oo p.m Civic Auditorium
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Thursday. April 1. 1976
Il.lnda Hiebert, who worked in Viet­
nam lor two years with the Menoonite
Central Committee, visited North and
South Vietnam recently. Now .tattooed
in Vientiane, Laos, she reports frequently
on Indochina !
Queen size Light Control Top Subtle
Shaper, reg. $2 each. Sale 4 for S6.
Sale price« effective
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Sale 10.40
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with outer pouches.
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polyurethane. Colors.
Reg. (6. Contemporary handbags in soft
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Go with everything styles in
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Sale 5.60
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Trim tailored handbags in
leather look vinyl. Many colois.
Sale prices effective
through Sunday.
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